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The  increased  demand  for  engraviii('  by  this  process  has  induced  us  to  prepare  this  special 
circular  showing  specimens  f>f  what  can  be  done  by  our  superior  method  of  engraving,  and  giving  the  information  usually 
desired  m reference  to  our  process.  A trial  will  convince  the  most  skeptical  that  the  day  of  the  high  ])riced  old  methods  has  passed,  and  that  good  and 
satisfactory  results  can  be  obtained  at  prices  very  much  lower  than  has  been  charged  heretofore  for  work  of  this  character. 

OUR  REIJEF  PLATES  are  of  hard  type  metal— in  appearance  like  ordinary  stereotypes.  They  are  engraved  chiefly  by  j)hoto-chemical  means, 
and  the  lines  are  as  deep,  as  even  and  as  sharp  as  they  could  possibly  be  cut  by  hand. 

They  are  mounted  on  blocks  type-high,  and  are  ready  for  use  on  any  ordinary  printing  jtress.  On  the  press  they  require  no  more  “making  ready  ’ 

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than  wood-cuts,  and  with  fair  usage,  are  good  for  from  thirty  to  fifty  thousand  impressions. 


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These  plates  are  offered  as  an  excellent  substitute  for  wood-cuts,  and  as  superior  to  them,  especially  in  the  important  points  of  rapidity  of  production, 

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cheapness,  and  the  literal  rendering  of  the  work  of  the  artist. 

Our  method  of  producing  Relief  Plates  differs  essentially  from  any  other  in  use,  and  its  superiority  is  apparent  on  the  slightest  comparison  of  results. 


COPY. — The  engraving  is  done  directly,  either  iiom  prints  or  pen-drawings.  Nearly  all  wood-cut  and  copper-plate  prints  — and  a large  number 
of  lithographic  and  steel-plate  prints,  can  be  re-engraved  directly,  and  with  entire  success.  It  is  essential  that  the  copy  be  in  dear,  hlad;  lines  or 
stipple,  and  on  white  or  only  slightly  tinted  paper.  Small  defects  may  be  remedied,  though  generally  the  best  we  can  do  is  to  reproduce  the  copy 
with  photographic  accuracy. 

Of  all  photographs,  pencil  sketches,  and  designs  in  pale  lines,  drawings  must  be  made  with  thoroughly  black  ink,  on  Bristol  board,  or  other  smooth, 
white  surface,  before  they  can  be  engraved.  The  drawings  should  usually  be  made  twice  the  length  and  twice  the  width  of  the  plate  desired.  We  keep 
a corps  of  artists  constantly  employed,  trained  to  do  this  work  in  the  best  manner. 

Photographs  or  tintypes,  taken  in  the  usual  manner,  are  suitable  for  our  use.  They  may'  be  of  any  convenient  size,  but  must  of  course,  show  all  parts 
of  the  object  distinctly. 

ESTIMATES  will  be  promptly  furnished  when  desired.  That  these  may  be  definite  and  correct,  the  copy  to  be  used — whether  print,  photograph, 
sketch  or  drawing — should  always  be  submitted  for  our  examination,  together  with  a distinct  statement  of  the  size  of  plate  wanted,  and  of  any  other  de- 
tails to  be  observed. 

For  the  greater  part  of  the  work  done  by  wood  engravers,  our  method  enables  us  to  give  an  equal  or  better  quality,  and  at  lower  prices.  For  very 
small  plates  — except  where  they  are  parts  of  a large  order — our  price  is  necessarily  much  higher  in  proportion  to  their  size  than  for  larger  ones. 

TERMS. — To  insure  attention,  all  orders  must  be  accompanied  by  an  advance  of  half  the  price  charged,  the  balance  to  be  paid  on  delivery. 

PLATES  SENT  BY  EXPRESS  WILL  BE  C.  O.  D. 


ether  arangements  can  be  made  only  by  parties  known  to  us  or  when  satisfactory  New  York  references  are  given. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  HON.  JAMES  G.  BLAINE.  AUGUSTA,  ME. 


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(From  Ccwdery’s  New  York  Illustrated.) 

VIEW  ON  PARK  AVENUE.  NEW  YORK 


WOOD  CUT  REPRODUCTION. 


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